Description: New Horizons, an intensive in-custody Mental Health treatment program, is offered within the secure environment of the Northern California Regional Facility. Treatment services include a combination of Medication support Individual Group Family counseling Alcohol/drug assessment and counseling Skill development training focused on anger management Moral judgment Correction of thinking errors Social skills Victim awarenessThe Probation Department administers the program and its funding. Probation is responsible for the correctional/custodial care, court reporting, and community aftercare supervision.The Humboldt County Health and Human Services - Mental Health Branch provides intensive day treatment services five days per week. Day treatment staff provide mental health assessment, rehabilitation activities, alcohol and other drug counseling, individual, group, and family therapy, and medication support services.The Humboldt County Office of Education provides the New Horizons educational program. The services consist of a 250-day, year-round school with instruction from a full-time certified teacher and instructional aide.The Humboldt County Health and Human Services - Social Services Branch participates and has assisted in the development of the New Horizons independent living skills program, the recruitment and retention of foster care families, and in assisting with casework activities that promote wraparound services to these high-risk children and families.
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